KIND WORDS


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“Jen artfully weaves humor, compassion and rich experiences together to cultivate leader and team conversations with renewed passion and purpose. I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing Jen’s ability to connect and captivate the audience with her powerful presence that inspires and motivates teams to tangible action. She has a lovely way of bringing difficult and disparate views to the forefront, while illuminating underlying issues that get in the way of meaningful progress. Excellence is not an act but a habit. Jen embodies excellence and creates experiences that inspire and cultivate new possibilities and outcomes”

-Former facilitation training cohort companion and coach

“You shine, Jen. You are a leader. You have impacted so, so many people’s lives through your amazing ability to connect with people, unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed. You really listen, you feel the feelings other people feel, you laugh wholeheartedly with them, you go out of your way to make sure they are heard and safe and taken care of, you inspire them to chase whatever it is they need to chase. Your magic is in your ability to light other people up”

— Former colleague and co-creator

“Jen has opened worlds of possibilities for people who are often overlooked. She sees problems and goes about trying to fix them. She lifts people up and creates opportunity for them, while putting together all of her talents to make it happen. Vision, network, organization and perseverance. She excels at building something new, which she’s done several major times over, and that is hard work. But she sees a brick wall and figures out whether you can go around it, over it or under it. She is running headlong into the future!”

— Former business partner and amazing media consultant

“It was such a pleasure from beginning to end. You’re wicked smart, funny, assertive and know whereof you speak. I’m grateful for your insights and frankly, just you in general. We would not have won the primary without you. I hope our paths keep crossing for a long time to come.”

— Former political candidate and rockstar

“I know that I can do anything I want to -- thanks, truly, to you. Your effort made me stay in this fight. I’ll do my very best to carry it forward. With great love.”

— Former mentee and current leader in the fight